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Warpy

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3. Yes, great for hydration and it would have acidified their urine

Reply to frogmarch (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 16, 2017, 03:37 PM

Apr 2017

and possibly have helped hasten the end of a case of clap.

It's strange that we don't know what was in posca but we do know what was in garum. I guess when the first lemons came in, it was "Yay! We don't have to drink vinegar any more!" and posca was lost forever. My best guess says it was sweetened with something, either fruit juice or honey, since it had a name. Or it might have been slightly alcoholic, we just don't really know.

I love the sort of forensic archaeology that seeks to duplicate things from a long time ago, whether buildings, technology, or food.

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It's Resurrection Cookies time again! [View all] frogmarch Apr 2017 OP

Given vinegar to drink? Uh, no. Warpy Apr 2017 #1

Or maybe posca? frogmarch Apr 2017 #2

Yes, great for hydration and it would have acidified their urine Warpy Apr 2017 #3

Ha! I kind of forgot about that. progressoid Apr 2017 #4

Thanks! That's the frogmarch Apr 2017 #5

LMAO, I thought that was satire! trotsky Apr 2017 #6